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What do habits have to do with dog behaviour? Over recent years there has been an increasing interest in the role that habits form in our behaviour and how we can change our bad habits to good. Charles Duhigg’s book … Continue reading →

Adolescence is HARD!! As our puppies mature and start to look more like adults, we expect adult behaviour from them. But anyone who has been a teenager, or who has lived with one, knows that its a difficult time, you’re … Continue reading →

Some rules for training from ‘The Clicked Retrieve’ by Lana Mitchell Keep training sessions short and frequent Only introduce a cue after the behaviour exists. Allow your dog to learn on his own by experiencing which behaviours get rewarded and … Continue reading →

What motivates our dogs? Four core motives have been identified that guide decision making in social dilemmas (Fiske, 2009). These have been applied in environmental conservation but can equally apply to understanding motivations in dogs. INFORMATION (Understanding) Dogs (as do … Continue reading →

There are many different promoted ‘methods’ or ‘recipes’ for treating aggression in dogs. All sound techniques are grounded in the scientific principles of learning theory (classical conditioning and operant conditioning) and will take into account physical, physiological and ethological principles as … Continue reading →

Behaviour change is not a single event but a process. Perhaps it can be thought of as a series of observable events but underneath it is continuous and constant – even in between and after we have stopped deliberate and … Continue reading →

“When a leader understands the power of communication, each interaction can become intentional and always respectful regardless of the reason. Respectful communication is achieved by maintaining a ‘heart at peace’ and seeing the other as a person.” (Source unknown: from … Continue reading →